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Veronic Aisha Malack: The Gambian Trailblazer Redefining Women’s Football
The Fatu Network
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July 9, 2025
- Advertisement - By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh In the sun-drenched streets of Abuko, The Gambia, a young Veronic Aisha Malack chased a football with a defiance that would define her life. Surrounded by brothers and sisters, she kicked up dust on...
London Gets Nonstop Flights To Record 5th Saudi Arabian City With The Latest Addition
Simple Flying
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July 9, 2025
London will have flights to the Saudi Arabian city of Dammam. The city was last served by British Airways, which introduced services from London Heathrow via Bahrain. The pandemic meant it only existed for a few months. BA flew to the old Dhahran...
Government Approves National Records Management and Archives Policy
Sierraloaded
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July 4, 2025
The Cabinet of Sierra Leone has officially approved the National Records Management and Archives Policy, a crucial initiative aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability within the government. The historic policy establishes a comprehensive...
DAZN nets significant Serie A rights deal covering UK and US
Sportcal
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July 4, 2025
Global sports streaming service DAZN will provide coverage of Italian soccer’s top-tier Serie A in several international markets, including the UK and US, as it looks to consolidate rights to the league globally. As part of its rights package in...
No More Bondo for Girls Under 18 as New Law Takes Effect
Sierraloaded
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July 4, 2025
The Government of Sierra Leone has taken a major step toward strengthening child protection with the enactment of the Child Rights Act of 2025. Passed by Parliament on Thursday, July 3, 2025, the new law introduces stronger safeguards against...
Pre-Season tourney: Organisers shift Eko International Cup by one week
Eagle Online
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July 4, 2025
The highly-anticipated pre-season football tournament, tagged: “Eko International Cup,” has been shifted by one week due to logistics reasons. According to a release by the organisers on Thursday, the tournament, earlier scheduled to take place...
Diverse, communal, gender-fluid: African families’ true history is being whitewashed | Wambui Kimani
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
Growing up on the Kenyan coast in a household filled with aunties and grandparents, one thing was clear to me: raising children is a community endeavour. Anyone could be a disciplinarian for a child if they were going astray: a neighbour’s stare...
AfCFTA: NPA berths first wholly Nigerian-owned container vessel
Tribune Online
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July 6, 2025
In a development that signposts readiness to maximize the gains derivable from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has deployed its state-of-the-art marine crafts to berth the first wholly...
The APC trap: Power without unity
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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July 4, 2025
Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 04 July 2025:. As Sierra Leone moves closer to the pivotal 2028 elections, all eyes turn to the main opposition party, the All People’s Congress (APC). After their controversial loss in 2023, one they...
'This drug is evil': The addictive and deadly substance ruining lives in Africa - and made from ingredients shipped from UK
Sky News
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July 3, 2025
A red shipping container sits on the tarmac of Sierra Leone's Queen Elizabeth II Quay, under swinging cranes and towering stacks of similar steel boxes. This one will likely be parked at the port permanently. The contents are suspected to be the...
Liberia: Sanniquellie to Host 2025 Harvest Church National Convention
Front Page Africa
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July 9, 2025
Sanniquellie – Harvest Intercontinental Ministries is set to host one of Liberia’s largest religious events this year as preparations intensify for its 2025 National Convention, scheduled to take place from August 12 to 17 in the city of...
Assault: 2018 Presidential Debate Moderator, Hassan Arouni Breaks Silence
Sierraloaded
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July 6, 2025
The host of the 2018 Presidential Debates, Hassan Arouni, has revealed a serious allegations regarding a confrontation he faced from one of the event organizers from the African Young Voices (AYV) during the interlude of the debate at the Freetown...
British Columbia College advocates AI at its 9th graduation ceremony
Joy FM
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July 6, 2025
A leading name in creative and innovative education, British Columbia College, Ghana, has held its 9th Graduation and Awards Ceremony with a clarion call on stakeholders to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a cornerstone in the 21st century...
Tanzania’s President Suluhu Hassan names 112-kilometer iconic highway after outgoing President of AfD Bank – Adesina
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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June 19, 2025
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 June 2025: The Government of Tanzania, last week honoured the outgoing President of the African Development Bank Group Dr Akinwumi Adesina describing him as “a visionary leader, a tireless son of Africa who has dedicated...
Green Energy International exports first crude oil from new onshore terminal in Nigeria
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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June 19, 2025
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 June 2025: Nigerian energy company Green Energy International (GEIL) has completed the development of the Otakikpo onshore terminal, situated in OML 11 near Port Harcourt. In June 2025, the company lifted its first crude...
EPA-SL Engages Stakeholders in Northern Region on 2026–2035 Biodiversity Plan
Sierraloaded
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July 3, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency in Sierra Leone (EPA-SL) have completed regional consultations with district stakeholders on the review and update of Sierra Leone’s National Biodiversity and Action Plan (2026-2035) in the Northern Region. The...
Norway EMS: Telehealth, educational requirements and future plans
EMS1 - Texas
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July 8, 2025
Editor’s Note: This episode of EMS One-Stop with Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com....
Tributes paid to ‘humanitarian legend’ Mike McDonagh
The Clare Champion
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July 8, 2025
Glowing tributes have been paid to an Ennis “humanitarian giant” who previously broke the blockade on the besieged city of Malanje in the Angolan central highlands during this phase of the war. The sudden death of Mike McDonagh on June 21, 2025,...
Native Consortium Reacts as NP and LeoneCo Reduce Diesel and Petrol Prices Again
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
The Native Consortium has issued a strong reaction following the announcement that NP and LeoneCo, two major oil marketing companies in Sierra Leone, have once again reduced the price of diesel by 24 Leones and petrol by 25 Leones. This reduction...
Beyond Jubilee: Lessons from Ghana's Oil and Gas Journey and...
Modern Ghana
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For many resource-rich nations, the ultimate aspiration is to transcend the cyclical trap of the “resource curse,” a paradox often attributed to the “Dutch disease." This phenomenon arises when revenues generated from the extractive sector,...